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Knoll Mandarin Chair

Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Chairs, Scarce Bamboo Arms
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin chairs, rare bamboo arms, 5 available Priced per single chair.    
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Bamboo

Pair of Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Chairs Bamboo Arms
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin chairs, rare bamboo arms 5 available Listing is for a pair.   
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bamboo

Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chair with Bamboo Armrests for Knoll Int.
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Untersiggenthal, AG
Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin chairs, rare bamboo arms. Rare blue leather. Very good condition
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Vintage 1980s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Bamboo

Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Reupholstered and new foam.
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Reupholstered and new foam.
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of 1980s Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Side Chairs for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Lafayette, IN
This awesome pair of of Manadarin side chairs is were designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, chairs
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Side Chairs

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Steel

Ettore Sottsass “Mandarin” Black Eco Leather Dining Chairs for Knoll, a Pair
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Memphis Postmodern Mandarin chairs rendered in black lacquered steel frame with black Naugahyde
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Six Mandarin Dining Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Set of six dining chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass, the founder of the Memphis Group, Milan
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Red Mandarin Chair Attributed to Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, 1990s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic Mandarin chair designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in 1986. This chair features
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Metal

Set of Eight Mandarin Dining Chairs Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Pasadena, TX
functional and — as intended — shocking. Set of Eight Mandarin Dining Chairs Designed by Ettore Sottsass for
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Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post Modern "Mandarin" Chair by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic Postmodern Mandarin chair designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in 1986, with black enameled
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Armchairs

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Steel

Four Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Red & Black, 1986 Italy
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Icon of the Memphis Milano Movement. A set of four Ettore Sottsass Mandarin chairs for Knoll. Black
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Ettore Sottsass, Knoll, Mid-Century Modern, Mandarin Armchairs, Italy, 1990s
By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in Stamford, CT
Ettore Sottsass, Knoll, Mid-Century Modern, Mandarin Armchairs, Italy, 1990s Set of five mid
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Metal

Set of Four Armchairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Memphis Era
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of four Mandarin chairs designed by Sottsass for Knoll, in red fabric on foam black
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

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Located in London, GB
A run of dining chairs by De Puydt, Belgium, c1970s. Solid oak. Well constructed, comfy and solid. Priced and sold individually. We have a volume of these in stock. Normally a...
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By Mathieu Matégot, Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
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Suvretta Plastic Bookcase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
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Pierre Paulin for Baker Bird's-Eye Maple and Leather Top Geometric Desk, 1984
By Baker Furniture Company, Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare desk by Pierre Paulin for 'The Paulin Collection' by Baker features incredible angular lines of Bird's-Eye Maple and inset leather. With a slightly art deco influence and a...
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Pair of Fibreglass Side Chairs by Rene Jean Caillette, France 1950s
By Sedia-Steiner
Located in London, GB
A rare set of 2 fibreglass chairs by Rene Jean Caillette. Brown background and multicolour floral pattern. Designed and produced in France between 1950-1959. René-Jean Caillet...
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By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
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Classic Hannah Morrison Knoll Bench, 1970s
By Bruce Hannah & Andrew Morrison
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic off-white and original orange upholstery bench by Hannah Morrison for Knoll, circa 1970s. The three-seat is 81" long.   
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Located in TORONTO, CA
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By Norell Möbel AB, Arne Norell
Located in Waalwijk, NL
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By Jean Gillon, Sergio Rodrigues, Percival Lafer
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This Jean Gillon Jangada armchair and ottoman were completely disassembled and each piece of rosewood was stripped, sanded and refinished in multiple coats of hand-buffed finishing o...
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Ettore Sottsass ‘mandarin’ Chairs for Knoll Set/2
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Amstelveen, Noord
The Mandarin chair was part of the ‘Spider and Mandarin collection’ designed in 1986 and was a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Set of Four Black Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs by Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
A vintage set of four Mandarin chairs by Ettore Sottsass. Produced by Knoll, 1986. Upholstery
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Set of 6 1980s Memphis Dining Chairs Model 'Mandarin' by Ettore Sottsass
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of 6 tan original leather Memphis dining chairs with black metal legs, model 'Mandarin
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Set of 4 Knoll Sottsass Mandarin Arm Chairs
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Bedford, NY
Set of 4 ETTORE SOTTSASS "MANDARIN" Memphis Era from Knoll which which were introduced in the mid
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Pair Ettore Sottsass "Mandarin" Chairs for Knoll International
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
Pair of "Mandarin" dining chairs with natural wood arms designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986 for
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6 Ettore Sottsass Knoll Mandarin Chairs
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Set of six Ettore Sottsass Mandarin chairs. These chairs were a part of the ‘Memphis’ style that
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Late 20th Century American Chairs

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Set of Four Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Chairs
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin chair has a curved back- and armrest
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Set of Four Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Chairs with Red Arms
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin chair has a curved back- and armrest
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Postmodern Memphis 1986 Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Chairs, Set of 4
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Secaucus, NJ
. In 1986 he introduced the Mandarin chair a highly functional design with distinctive one-piece arm
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Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chair For Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Ettore Sottsass "Mandarin" chair for Knoll. Stained bamboo arms and coated metal legs. Original
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Six Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs For Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of six "Mandarin Chairs" designed by Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) for Knoll, circa 1986 - 1988
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Six Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs For Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of six "Mandarin Chairs" designed by Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) for Knoll, circa 1986 - 1988
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By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Houston, TX
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Set of Four Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Set of four dining chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in red leather upholstery with
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Set of Four of Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Bamboo Mandarin Chairs
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin Chair has a curved back- and armrest
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Set of Four Ettore Sottsass “Mandarin” Black Naugahyde Dining Chairs for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Memphis Postmodern Mandarin chairs rendered in black lacquered steel frame with black Naugahyde
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Six Mandarin Chairs Knoll Ettore Sottsass
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of six Mandarin Chairs designed by Famed Italian designer Ettore Sottsass for Knoll. Inspired
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H 32.5 in W 24 in D 25.75 in
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By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in West Reading, PA
Iconic Postmodern Mandarin chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in 1986. Having black
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By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in Secaucus, NJ
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Located in South Bend, IN
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By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in South Bend, IN
Knoll. The chairs feature curvaceous tubular steel arms finished in gloss black, matte-black straight
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Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Armchairs, Set of Four
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional set of four "Mandarin" armchairs designed in 1986 by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll. The
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Postmodern Memphis 1986 Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Armchairs, a Pair
By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in Secaucus, NJ
. In 1986 he introduced the Mandarin chair a highly functional design with distinctive one-piece arm
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Mandarin Chair by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Circa 1980 American
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Mandarin Chair in original teal fabric with tubular metal legs. Chair was designed by Ettore
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6 Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll
By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin chair consists of a flat rectangular seat
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H 38 in W 20 in D 20 in
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By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin chair consists of a flat rectangular seat
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Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Green & Black
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
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Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Violet & Black
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin chair consists of a flat rectangular seat
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By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin chairs for Knoll Studio designed in 1986. Steel frame and legs
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H 33 in W 24 in L 33 in
Pair of Mandarin Armchairs by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of unusual Mandarin chairs with bent maple arms, tan leather and black enamel painted metal
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Eight Ettore Sottsass For Knoll Mandarin Chairs
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Pasadena, TX
A set of eight mid century modern Mandarin chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass and made by Knoll
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Six Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of six "Mandarin Chairs" designed by Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) for Knoll, circa 1986-1988
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Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll 1987 Pan Am Building
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Jersey City, NJ
seat and back. Fabric is original and usable condition. Chairs are labeled with original knoll and
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By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
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By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
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Pair of chairs Mandarin designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International in 1986 Black leather
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Set of Four Chairs Mandarin by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
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Set of four chairs Mandarin designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International in 1986 Black
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Pair Ettore Sottsass "Mandarin" Chairs for Knoll International
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Easton, PA
Pair of "Mandarin" dining chairs with natural wood arms designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986 for
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Set of Six Mandarin Chairs Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, 1986
By Ettore Sottsass
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Pair Ettore Sottsass "mandarin" Chairs By Knoll
Located in Bedford, NY
MEMPHIS ERA "MANDARIN" ARM CHAIRS DESIGNED BY ETTORE SOTTSASS FOR KNOLL INTERNATIONAL. FEATHERS
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Located in Bedford, NY
SET OF 6 ETTORE SOTTSASS MANDARIN CHAIRS FROM KNOLL WHICH WERE INTRODUCED -IN THE MID 1980'S
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Ettore Sottsass Pair of Mandarin Sculptural Armchairs by Knoll
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful pair of sculptural mandarin armchairs designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International
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Located in High Point, NC
Set of four Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottsass manufactured by Knoll black wool back and seat with
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Set of six Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottssas
Located in Hudson, NY
Chair designed by Ettore Sottssas for Knoll International.
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"Mandarin" Armchairs by Knoll in Memphis Fabric
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Hudson, NY
Original. Minor paint touched up on the back of the chairs. Overall in very good condition
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Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Armchairs, Tan Corduroy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Armchairs reimagined in tan corduroy. The chairs feature
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Post Modern Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Armchairs, Tan Velvet
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Post Modern Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Mandarin Armchairs reimagined in a high end tan velvet fabric
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

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Metal, Steel

20th Century Mandarin Armchair by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Mandarin armchair designed in 1986 by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll. Reimagined in Icelandic sheepskin
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

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Steel

Knoll Ettore Sottsass Set of Eight Mandarin Chairs in Mohair
By Knoll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful set of eight matching Mandarin armchairs designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Knoll Mandarin Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic knoll mandarin chair available at 1stDibs. Each knoll mandarin chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, steel and fabric. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer knoll mandarin chair, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A knoll mandarin chair, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Knoll Mandarin Chair?

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Ettore Sottsass for sale on 1stDibs

An architect, industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, Ettore Sottsass led a revolution in the aesthetics and technology of modern design in the late 20th century.

Sottsass was the oldest member of the Memphis Group — a design collective, formed in Milan in 1980, whose irreverent, spirited members included Alessandro Mendini, Michele de Lucchi, Michael Graves and Shiro Kuramata. All had grown disillusioned by the staid, black-and-brown “corporatized” modernism that had become endemic in the 1970s. Memphis (the name stemmed from the title of a Bob Dylan song) countered with bold, brash, colorful, yet quirkily minimal designs for furniture, glassware, ceramics and metalwork. They mocked high-status by building furniture with inexpensive materials such as plastic laminates, decorated to resemble exotic finishes such as animal skins. Their work was both functional and — as intended — shocking. Even as it preceded the Memphis Group's formal launch, Sottsass's iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell and radical pops of pink neon — embodies many of the collective's postmodern ideals.

Sottsass's most-recognized designs appeared in the first Memphis collection, issued in 1981 — notably the multihued, angular Carlton room divider and Casablanca bookcase. As pieces on 1stDibs demonstrate, however, Sottsass is at his most imaginative and expressive in smaller, secondary furnishings such as lamps and chandeliers, and in table pieces and glassware that have playful and sculptural qualities.

It was as an artist that Ettore Sottsass was celebrated in his life, in exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in 2006, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art a year later. Even then Sottsass’s work prompted critical debate. And for a man whose greatest pleasure was in astonishing, delighting and ruffling feathers, perhaps there was no greater accolade. That the work remains so revolutionary and bold — that it breaks with convention so sharply it will never be considered mainstream — is a testament to his genius.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

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Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.